Got the decals on today , very tricky , long job 
Ilyushin Il2 -m82 , cut’n’shut ( simon T tribute gb)
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Tony's bench is nothing like as good as yours, John
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Thank you so much Neil. :smiling3::smiling3:Tony's bench is nothing like as good as yours, John
Sorry Tony !
Decals have gone well , very nice.
Do you mean this lovely one ( tea towel on kitchen table ) or the usual ‘ howitzer shell has just landed ‘ one one page four ?:tears-of-joy:Tony's bench is nothing like as good as yours, John
Tricky decal job Tony :hungry: I've got a couple of La-5s to provide cover.
After the gruelling task of applying all four decals :smiling5: ,ive now given the airframe a panel line wash . This is not something i normally do as im not a big fan - a lot of the time I think its overdone and looks weird - but the plain green of this one needed a bit of something to break it up a bit . I wont be doing it too much as this aircraft was a one off and didnt see service so wouldnt have got that dirty. It got a dark dirt on top and a light dirt underneath. Next jobs are attaching the knocky off bits ( undercarriage , cannons , pitot , balance weights etc.)
Big push on this one today . Ive added all the fiddly bits ( undercarriage, rocket rails , cannons , pitot and the balance weights on wingtips and rudder ) I used brass tube for the balance weights and cannons and the kit part for the pitot , the weights were added using blobs of Ultra glue . The rudder balance weight was a bit trickier , I used an old cat food tin to cut out the fixing plate for the top of the rudder then added the weight with brass rod and ultra glue again . After painting these bits it was all given a coat of matt and a little light exhaust staining. The kit machine gun wasnt a bad representation so i just jazzed it up a bit with a rear handle and sight from brass wire and a bit of glue again . Ive now unmasked the canopy fitted the gun and added the propeller . The prop was the kit item but the spinner was from the i- 185 kit . All thats left to do now is add the aerial wire ( plus ive just noticed ive not demasked the landing light) and its done. Heres a few pics and ill be putting up a completed thread tomorrow , thanks for watching , cheers tony
Your hard work is paying off, looking forward to the completed reveal Tony.
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Just caught up Tony looking sweet.
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